Canada

Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...

Jun 16, 2021

Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party

QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...

Jun 16, 2021

Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire

HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...

Jun 16, 2021

Green Leader Annamie Paul survives planned ouster, but post remains precarious

OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has survived another day of party strife after a move to push her out shifted course, leaving her with a tenuous grip on power ahead of a likely federal election thi...

Jun 16, 2021

'Appropriate': Ottawa to review new steelmaking coal projects over selenium concerns

The federal government will step in to conduct an environmental review of any new coal project that could possibly release the contaminant selenium. The decision, announced Wednesday, will capture any...

Jun 16, 2021

Ontario opens borders, StatsCan releases May inflation rate : In The News for June 16

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 446,839 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,901,...

Jun 15, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. There are 1,404,093 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,404,093 confirmed cases (14,923 active...

Jun 15, 2021

Trudeau, Canadian delegation check-in to quarantine hotel after overseas trip

OTTAWA - Canada's prime minister has checked in at the final stop from his trip overseas. Trudeau and the rest of the Canadian delegation who travelled to the United Kingdom and Belgium checked in at ...

Jun 15, 2021

Canada excoriated as racist failure during farewell speeches by departing MPs

OTTAWA - Canada is being excoriated as a racist failure as MPs who don't intend to seek re-election say their official farewells. Mumilaq Qaqqaq, the New Democrat MP for Nunavut, says she's discovered...

Jun 15, 2021